Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, announced that the provincial government will be investing an additional $12.5 million to go towards a new hospital on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
The Ontario government is investing the additional $12.5 million to support the planning and construction of the new Brant Community Healthcare System hospital, connecting more patients and families in Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River and surrounding communities to more convenient, high-quality care close to home.
“Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring more people in Brant County can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “By investing to build a brand-new Brant Community Healthcare System hospital, we are making it faster and easier for more people and their families to access world-class care in their community, for generations to come.”
“Today is an exciting day for Brantford–Brant. Building a new hospital will make it faster and easier for more people to access the best possible care right in our community, when they need it most. Thank you to Premier Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones for their leadership and for continuing to make this hospital and this community a priority,” added Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford—Brant.
This funding builds on the Ontario government’s previous investment of $2.5 million and will allow Brant Community Healthcare System to advance planning to build a new hospital in Brantford-Brant. This new state-of-the-art facility will expand capacity, improve services and reduce wait times, ensuring the hospital can continue to meet the needs of the rapidly growing region for years to come.
“Brant Community Healthcare System is sincerely appreciative of this new $12.5 million planning grant from the Ministry of Health. As we work to maintain existing facilities and plan for future facilities, Minister Jones and the Ministry of Health have remained present and responsive to our infrastructure needs. This funding allows us to start the detailed work to bring a shared vision to a working concept – one that is reflective of the growing health-care needs of this area. I thank the Minister for her presence here today and appreciate hers and MPP Will Bouma’s support to ensure Brant Community Healthcare System is leading beyond care,” said Bonnie Camm, President and CEO of Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS).
Once opened, the new hospital would include:
- Increased patient capacity to meet the community’s future needs and allow more people to connect to care sooner
- More access to core programs, emergency services and intensive care
- Medical imaging and other diagnostic services
- Maternal, newborn, and pediatric care programs
- Mental health and addictions programs, including a Mental Health Emergency Medicine Unit and Specialised Mental Health Outpatient Clinic
- Modernized medical and surgical inpatient units to allow people to receive vital surgeries and procedures sooner, including for stroke and rehabilitation care
- New ambulatory care programs and clinics to increase access to life-saving dialysis and cancer care
As a next step, the Ministry of Health is working with Brant Community Healthcare System to complete early planning for this project, including determining bed numbers and square footage. Once future planning is complete and the project is tendered and awarded, a construction schedule will be confirmed.
